KENNY DALGLISH has urged the Football Association to bring their investigation into allegations of racist abuse against Luis Suarez to a swift conclusion.

The Liverpool boss is frustrated that a fortnight after Manchester United defender Patrice Evra made the claims the issue is still hanging over his star striker.

The FA have spoken to Evra but have yet to make any contact with Suarez or his club.

Suarez has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing and he has Liverpool’s full support.

Not a shred of evidence has been found to back-up the complaint Evra made after the 1-1 draw at Anfield and Dalglish wants to move on.

“The quicker these issues are dealt with, the better it is for everybody,” he said.

“It does not matter if it takes two months, Luis Suarez has got the full support of everybody. But the longer it goes on, the more disruptive it is. I don’t think it really helps anybody. If it is as clear cut an accusation as everybody says it is, then let’s get it done and dealt with. And let’s make sure the person who is in the wrong gets punished. But the FA have not spoken to anybody here. It’s strange, isn’t it, if there’s not a better word to use than that.”

With Chelsea skipper John Terry under investigation for a similar offence after a bust-up with QPR’s Anton Ferdinand, racism in football is a hot topic but Dalglish doesn’t believe there’s an underlying problem in the Premier League.

“I do not think racism is prevalent in the game here and it certainly isn’t at this football club,” he said. “We’ve got a case going on which seems to be dragging its feet. We’d rather have it done and dusted.

“Whoever the guilty party is - the person who said it or the accuser - should get their due punishment. We look forward to the case coming to a conclusion.”

Dalglish is hoping Suarez will be passed fit for today’s clash at West Brom. The Reds’ top scorer has been having treatment on an ankle injury he suffered in Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Stoke in the Carling Cup.

The manager admits he’s out of superlatives to describe the Uruguayan after his stunning midweek double.

“My vocabulary ran out within a week when the wee man came here,” he said. “He’s been fantastic and the great thing him about him is that he is very unassuming as well.

“He doesn’t think he is better than anyone else and he’s fantastic in and around the football club. He’s a great ambassador for the club as well. As well as his football, the other things he brings to the club are important as well.

“I don’t think it has come too easy for him to become a professional footballer. He has worked really hard to get to where he is so fully appreciates it and does not take anything for granted. Maybe that is why he has got his attitude which is very refreshing.”

Suarez has endured some rough treatment from defenders and has also had to contend with accusations of diving from Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson. Dalglish hopes the stick flying in the Uruguayan’s direction doesn’t influence officials.

“I think kicks are part and parcel of the game, especially the style of play he has got,” Dalglish said.

“He goes and commits you. If he is faster than you, you can be making a legitimate challenge for the ball but you catch him. That is fine – he just has to put up with that.

“Every player needs some form of protection and we don’t expect any player to be treated any differently from any other person. But then he should not be suffering either because somebody comes out and makes an outrageous statement that maybe influences referees. He just wants to be treated exactly the same as every one of our players.

“He does not want any favours but he doesn’t want to be pre-judged either. He accepts he is going to get kicked and it does not worry him one bit.

“It is wrong for anybody to have preconceived ideas about what is going to happen on a football pitch. It is hard enough for referees anyway but they need to referee what happens on that day, not what has happened six months before.”